Liquid-percolator.



E. O. HIGDON LIQUID PERGOLATOR.

111101111011 FILED MAR.17, 1913.

1,098,799, Patented June 2,1914,

TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDDIE O. IIIGDON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LIQUID-PERCOLATOR.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDDIE O. HIeooN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Liquid-Percolators, of which the following, taken inconnection with the drawing, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a liquid percolatingdevice which is designed to be used on coffee and teapots, or the like,of any size or style now manufactored.

My improvement consists in a construction and arrangement of a device tobe used in preparing beverages by pouring liquid over the ingredientsfrom which the beverage is made, which are contained in a receptacle, soas to allow the liquid to percolate through said ingredients and dropinto the lower part of the coffeepot, or receptacle.

Another object of my invention is to devise a filtering device whichshall be provided with means for spreading the bottom of the bag andmaintaining a flat surface upon which the ingredients are placed andpreventing them from settling together in the bottom of a rounded bag,as is the case with filtering bags having no spreading device.

These and other features of construction and advantage will more fullyappear in the following description of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated what I now consider thepreferred form of my invention as applied to an ordinary coffee pot andin these drawings Figure 1 is a sectional view through a coffee potillustrating my invention ap lied therein; Fig. 2 is a top plan view 0'the same with the cover of the coffee pot removed; Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the percolator removed from the receptacle or coffeepot, and Fig. 4: is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the methodof attaching the percolator over the rim of the coffee pot.

In the drawings A represents a coffee pot of well known construction andof a type which can be purchased in any store handling such articles.

I am aware that cloth bags of various kinds have been heretofore usedfor filtering purposes, but such devices have necessitated a speciallyconstructed receptacle adapted for that specific device, which made thearti- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Serial No. 754,714..

cle so expensive as to prohibit its use in many cases.

My percolating device comprises a cloth bag B, which is preferably,although not- .necessarily, formed of a single piece of material, andtwo metallic rings 0, C. Each of these rings is open as shown at 0 c fora purpose hereinafter explained.

The bag B is formed by folding a single piece of cloth and stitchingalong the seams 0 c to form the shape desired for this receptacle, whichis clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The bag is hemmed, 0 around thetop edge thereof from each side of the opening 0 The ring C is disposedinside of this hem and encircles the top of the bag to the opening orrecess 0 which is cut out of the cloth forming the bag as shown in Fig.3 for the purpose of receiving the handle D of the coffee pot.

The ring O as will be observed in Fig. 3 is provided with a raisedportion a" at a point directly opposite the opening 0 in the ring, forthe purpose of taking over the spout D of the coffee pot when thepercolating device is secured thereto. This ring 0 is made of a sizeslightly smaller than the rim of the pot which it is to fit. When to beused, the ring is spread open sufliciently to allow it to be stretchedover the top of the pot and turned down over the body or rim 0, whichforms the top rim of the receptacle. By this means the percolator iseasily and quickly attached to the pot, and as easily and quicklyremoved therefrom when desired. In the bottom of this bag I provide aspreader ring C, the shape of which is straight on one side and circularon the other. This ring also has an opening on one side thereof asheretofore explained, for the purpose of adjustment, and in use thisopening of the spreader ring C is turned toward the handle of thereceptacle, leaving the straight edge 6' toward the spout side of thepot which serves the purpose of holding the bag far enough away from theopenings (Z to the spout to permit easy and free pouring of the liquid,without returning it through the dregs, thereby leaving the liquid clearand free of all sediment. This spreader ring C also maintains the bottomof the bag in a flat, level and even surface, over which the coffeegrounds are more evenly spread, permitting a more even flow of theliquid through them, and preventing the grounds from forming into a ballat the bottom of the bag. It will be observed that by this largersurface at the bottom of the bag it is possible to spread theingredients over a larger surface and thereby more readily extract allof the strength of the ingredients much more quickly and evenly, withthe result that the beverage retains all of the aroma and flavor.

By forming the spreader of the shapes described it is easy to place itin position in the bag by dropping it endwise into position after thering O has been clamped over the rim 6. The top of the pot being ofsmaller diameter, it is possible with the spreader ring in the bottom ofthe bag to turn the pot upside down to remove the grounds and thespreader ring will remain in position. The ring is easily removed at anytime by turning it sidewise. The straight edge of the spreader is placedon the side of the spout of the vessel, and when the bag is Wet it tendsto cling to the inner walls of the pot when it is standing in an uprightposition thereby closing the holes (Z opening to the spout during theprocess of percolation thereby retaining the steam and aroma therein.hen the pot is turned to one side for pouring, the liquid will displacethe cloth from the side Wall of the cottee pot.

I claim 1. A percolating device for cofi'ee pots and the like,comprising a cloth bag formed of a single piece of material, an openspring ring arranged in the topedge of said bag and adapted to clampover the top edge ofthe pot and maintain said percolator in position, aremovable spreader in the bottom of said bag, said spreader beingstraight on one edge thereof, substantially as described.

2. A percolating device comprising a cloth bag formed of a single pieceof material having a hem in the upper edge with a recess in one sidethereof, an open ring arranged in said hem, said ring having a raisedportion on the side opposite the opening in the ring, a spreader in thebottom of said bag, one side of said spreader being straight, theopposite side circular, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

EDDIE O. HIGDON. lVitnesses DANIEL W. HEFFRON, JOHN MrrcHELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G.

